| Lineup | Hope | PG - Corey Willis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Brophy (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Joey Escamilla (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Alicea (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gerald Swilley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Caverly (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wilcox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Warner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hope | Joey Escamilla inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Hope | Calvin Wetherington steals the ball from Lawrence Brophy | 36-29 |
| 19:28 | Rockford | Carl Caverly hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Wilcox | 36-31 |
| 19:13 | Hope | Gerald Swilley misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on John Warner - foul #2 on John Warner, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:13 | Hope | Gerald Swilley makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 19:13 | Hope | Gerald Swilley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:04 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-31 |
| 19:02 | Hope | The rebound goes to James Alicea | 38-31 |
| 18:41 | Hope | Joey Escamilla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| 18:22 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 38-31 |
| 18:21 | Hope | Lawrence Brophy pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:01 | Hope | Lawrence Brophy misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 17:59 | Hope | James Alicea snags the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 17:42 | Hope | Lawrence Brophy buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joey Escamilla | 41-31 |
| 17:27 | Rockford | James Alicea steals the ball from Calvin Wetherington | 41-31 |
| 17:08 | Hope | Gerald Swilley clanks a floater from close range | 41-31 |
| 17:07 | Hope | Gerald Swilley grabs the offensive board | 41-31 |
| 16:57 | Hope | Gerald Swilley hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Corey Willis | 43-31 |
| 16:28 | Rockford | William Wilcox banks in the layup set up by Carl Caverly | 43-33 |
| 16:02 | Hope | Lawrence Brophy's pass is intercepted by John Warner | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Corey Willis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Brophy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joey Escamilla (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Alicea (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Swilley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Caverly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Wilcox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Shaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Warner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Rockford | William Wilcox hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Calvin Wetherington | 43-35 |
| 15:24 | Hope | Joey Escamilla misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 15:23 | Rockford | John Warner gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 15:05 | Rockford | James Alicea takes the ball from Calvin Wetherington | 43-35 |
| 14:47 | Hope | Lawrence Brophy is hacked by John Warner - foul #3 on John Warner, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Hope | Kevin Smithers (PG), Harold Lewis (SG), Robert Valverde (SF), David Loveland (PF), Donald Wood (C) Corey Willis, Lawrence Brophy, Joey Escamilla, James Alicea, Gerald Swilley | |
| Subs | Rockford | Harry Smith (PG), Jake Humphrey (SG), Douglas Archer (SF), Robert Maddox (PF), John Wagner (C) Calvin Wetherington, Carl Caverly, William Wilcox, Jimmy Shaw, John Warner | |
| 14:28 | Hope | John Wagner is called for the reach on Robert Valverde - foul #2 on John Wagner, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| 14:16 | Hope | Kevin Smithers clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 14:14 | Hope | David Loveland grabs the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 13:49 | Hope | David Loveland scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Smithers | 46-35 |
| 13:28 | Rockford | Douglas Archer comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 13:26 | Hope | David Loveland gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 13:05 | Hope | David Loveland's pass is intercepted by Harry Smith | 46-35 |
| 12:58 | Rockford | Douglas Archer clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-35 |
| 12:57 | Rockford | Robert Maddox hits the follow up shot | 46-37 |
| 12:39 | Hope | David Loveland misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jake Humphrey - foul #1 on Jake Humphrey, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Hope | Corey Willis (PG) Harold Lewis | |
| Subs | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington (PG), Jimmy Shaw (PF), John Warner (C) Jake Humphrey, Robert Maddox, John Wagner | |
| 12:39 | Hope | David Loveland makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 12:39 | Hope | David Loveland makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 12:19 | Rockford | Douglas Archer hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Calvin Wetherington | 48-40 |
| 12:08 | Hope | David Loveland misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 12:06 | Rockford | Douglas Archer pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 11:42 | Rockford | Donald Wood blocks the short jumper by Douglas Archer | 48-40 |
| 11:40 | Hope | Donald Wood snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Corey Willis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Smithers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Valverde (fresh) PF - David Loveland (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Wood (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Harry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Archer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Warner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Hope | Robert Valverde is fouled on the floor by Calvin Wetherington - foul #1 on Calvin Wetherington, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Hope | Lawrence Brophy (SG), Joey Escamilla (SF), James Alicea (PF), Gerald Swilley (C) Kevin Smithers, Robert Valverde, David Loveland, Donald Wood | |
| Subs | Rockford | Carl Caverly (SG), William Wilcox (SF) Harry Smith, Douglas Archer | |
| 11:08 | Hope | Lawrence Brophy comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-40 |
| 11:07 | Rockford | John Warner grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 11:02 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Carl Caverly | 48-42 |
| 10:34 | Hope | Lawrence Brophy misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-42 |
| 10:33 | Hope | Lawrence Brophy grabs the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 10:10 | Hope | Lawrence Brophy buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Alicea | 51-42 |
| 09:51 | Rockford | William Wilcox can't throw it down but he's hacked by Corey Willis - foul #2 on Corey Willis, team foul #1 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Hope | Kevin Smithers (PG) Corey Willis | |
| Subs | Rockford | Robert Maddox (PF) Jimmy Shaw | |
| 09:51 | Rockford | William Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:51 | Rockford | William Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:51 | Hope | Lawrence Brophy grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 09:24 | Hope | Joey Escamilla drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Smithers and he's hacked by William Wilcox - foul #2 on William Wilcox, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Harry Smith (PG), Douglas Archer (SF), John Wagner (C) Calvin Wetherington, William Wilcox, John Warner | |
| 09:24 | Hope | Joey Escamilla makes the free throw | 54-43 |
| 09:07 | Rockford | Robert Maddox misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Smithers - foul #2 on Kevin Smithers, team foul #2 | 54-43 |
| 09:07 | Rockford | Robert Maddox makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 09:07 | Rockford | Robert Maddox misses the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 09:07 | Hope | James Alicea pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 08:55 | Hope | Kevin Smithers is fouled on the floor by Harry Smith - foul #2 on Harry Smith, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Hope | Harold Lewis (SG), David Loveland (C) Lawrence Brophy, Gerald Swilley | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 08:55 | Hope | Kevin Smithers makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 08:55 | Hope | Kevin Smithers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 08:32 | Rockford | Douglas Archer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 08:31 | Rockford | Robert Maddox grabs the offensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 08:19 | Rockford | Robert Maddox knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 07:57 | Hope | James Alicea buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Joey Escamilla | 59-47 |
| 07:41 | Rockford | John Wagner hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Archer | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Kevin Smithers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joey Escamilla (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Alicea (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Loveland (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Harry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Caverly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Archer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Maddox (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Hope | Kevin Smithers drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from James Alicea | 61-49 |
| 07:07 | Rockford | Carl Caverly is fouled on the floor by James Alicea - foul #3 on James Alicea, team foul #3 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Hope | Corey Willis (PG), Lawrence Brophy (SG), Robert Valverde (SF), Gerald Swilley (C) Kevin Smithers, Harold Lewis, Joey Escamilla, James Alicea | |
| Subs | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington (PG), William Wilcox (SF), Jimmy Shaw (PF), John Warner (C) Carl Caverly, Douglas Archer, Robert Maddox, John Wagner | |
| 06:55 | Rockford | Calvin Wetherington knocks in the shot from the left side | 61-51 |
| 06:32 | Hope | Gerald Swilley knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Corey Willis | 63-51 |
| 06:16 | Rockford | William Wilcox clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Valverde - foul #2 on Robert Valverde, team foul #4 | 63-51 |
| 06:16 | Rockford | William Wilcox misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 06:16 | Rockford | William Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 06:16 | Hope | David Loveland grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 06:02 | Hope | Robert Valverde scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Brophy | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:53 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw hits a shot near the basket | 65-53 |
| 05:32 | Hope | Lawrence Brophy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 05:30 | Hope | David Loveland pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 05:15 | Hope | Corey Willis buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lawrence Brophy | 68-53 |
| 04:53 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by David Loveland - foul #1 on David Loveland, team foul #5 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Hope | Joey Escamilla (SF), James Alicea (PF) Robert Valverde, David Loveland | |
| Subs | Rockford | Carl Caverly (SG) Harry Smith | |
| 04:53 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 04:53 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:26 | Hope | Lawrence Brophy makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joey Escamilla | 71-54 |
| 04:13 | Rockford | John Warner makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Carl Caverly | 71-56 |
| 03:50 | Hope | Joey Escamilla misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-56 |
| 03:48 | Rockford | John Warner snags the defensive board | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Rockford | John Warner misses the jumper from the baseline | 71-56 |
| 03:32 | Rockford | John Warner pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-56 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Corey Willis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Brophy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joey Escamilla (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Alicea (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gerald Swilley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Calvin Wetherington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Caverly (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Wilcox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Shaw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - John Warner (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Rockford | Jimmy Shaw connects on the jump hook from the left block | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Hope | Joey Escamilla drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Corey Willis | 73-58 |
| 02:54 | Rockford | Carl Caverly hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Calvin Wetherington | 73-60 |
| 02:25 | Hope | Lawrence Brophy makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Corey Willis | 76-60 |
| 02:11 | Rockford | William Wilcox misses long on a shot from the baseline | 76-60 |
| 02:10 | Hope | The rebound goes to James Alicea | 76-60 |
| 01:44 | Hope | James Alicea can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-60 |
| 01:43 | Hope | James Alicea snags the offensive board | 76-60 |
| 01:20 | Hope | Joey Escamilla's floater is tipped away by Jimmy Shaw | 76-60 |
| 01:18 | Rockford | The rebound goes to William Wilcox | 76-60 |
| 01:05 | Rockford | William Wilcox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-60 |
| 01:04 | Hope | Corey Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Hope | Joey Escamilla misses long on a shot from the left wing | 76-60 |
| 00:40 | Rockford | William Wilcox pulls down the rebound | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Rockford | Carl Caverly misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Brophy - foul #2 on Lawrence Brophy, team foul #6 | 76-60 |
| Subs | Hope | Kevin Smithers (PG), Harold Lewis (SG), Robert Valverde (SF), David Loveland (PF), Donald Wood (C) Corey Willis, Lawrence Brophy, Joey Escamilla, James Alicea, Gerald Swilley | |
| Subs | Rockford | Harry Smith (PG), Douglas Archer (SF), Robert Maddox (PF), John Wagner (C) Calvin Wetherington, William Wilcox, Jimmy Shaw, John Warner | |
| 00:35 | Rockford | Carl Caverly misses the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 00:35 | Rockford | Carl Caverly misses the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| 00:35 | Hope | The rebound goes to Robert Valverde | 76-60 |
| 00:13 | Hope | Kevin Smithers loses the ball out of bounds | 76-60 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Anthony Cherry (SG) Carl Caverly | |
| 00:07 | Rockford | Robert Maddox connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Harry Smith | 76-63 |
| 00:00 | Hope | Kevin Smithers runs out the clock | 76-63 |